Ewha Womans University and Belgium’s Ghent University team up on nano-bio convergence

[Financial News] Ewha Womans University is joining forces with Ghent University, one of Belgium’s leading research universities, to pursue joint research in nano-bio convergence and foster global talent.
Ewha Womans University announced on the 11th that it will hold the international symposium on nano-bio convergence “BioNexus 2026” jointly with Ghent University Global Campus on the 13th at its General Science Building on campus in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.
This will be the first academic event jointly held by the two universities. Starting with the symposium, Ewha Womans University and Ghent University plan to gradually expand their cooperation in various areas, including joint research, exchanges among graduate students, a dual-degree program through which students can earn degrees from both universities, and the sharing of research facilities.
The symposium is particularly significant because graduate students, the next generation of researchers, will lead the event in keeping with the aims of “BK21 Phase 4,” a government program supporting graduate education. Participants will present their research findings in English, drawing on a wide range of topics from basic science at the molecular level to research on biological phenomena and the environment. They will also interact with researchers from overseas and gain experience on the international stage.
That morning, graduate student researchers from both universities will give 11 oral presentations and deliver 26 poster presentations. In the afternoon, faculty members and emerging researchers from both universities will give 12 invited talks on the latest research in advanced bioscience, including “Molecular Targets and Therapeutics Discovery” and “Data-Driven Analysis and Nanomaterials.”
Kwon Young-ju, director of Ewha Womans University’s Education and Research Group for Cultivating Talent in Advanced Bio and Materials, said, “This symposium is an opportunity for our graduate students to take their first steps as researchers on the international stage, as well as a starting point for long-term cooperation with Ghent University. We will continue to support the effort so that it leads to substantive joint research and exchanges between the two universities, rather than remaining a one-off event.”  

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